Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-29

That you said above is 20 palpably
true that, from all the varied stand
points, l at once deemed it brief but
precise settler, and should have never
thought Of the matter again had rot a
friend sent me, a few days ago, the
following editorial paragraph from the
Los Angeles Times:
The San Bernardino Courier has
caught Maj. Ben G. Truman talking
down the "boom" of Southern Cali
fornia, and proceeds to roast him in
its decidedly caloric style. 1t charges
that there is an anti-Southern Califor-
MIA Bureau, with headquarters in San
Francisco, and branches in Sacra-
mento, Chicago, Cincinnati, etc. 1T
further alleges that the balloon-shaped
Ben, being hired by the Southern Pa
cific as professional boomer OF its
interests, cannot see as much beauty
as he used to in a section which u
smarter rival has wrested from it.
Now, the above pleasant paragraph
gives me an opportunity of reaching
the editor of the Courier, through the
HERALD, with your permission, and OF
presenting few proofs OF his all-round
mistakes in the premises:
In the first place Mr.. Charles Shaw
(Mr. Towne's son-in-law) and myself
had provisioned drawing room from
San Francisco to New York, and we
never took meal outside. nor stopped
over at any town, and only for the
purpose of exercise, here and there,
while others were eating at stations,
did we leave our drawing room; and,
with the exception of Mr.. Shaw and
conductors and attendants, L never
spoke word to human being be-
tween the two oceans--so, OF course,
there was no interview at Chicago or
elsewhere.
In the second place, when l was in
structed by the Southern Pacific Com
panv to 90 to London, Mr.. Goodman
put up number of cases of books and
PAMPHLETS and other literature for
me to take along, and which contained,
| discovered, upon reaching here
with what took with me from New
York-some 10000 books and pamph-
let's, 40 900 of which related to Cali
fornia, and amongst this latter there
were 200 splendid books descriptive
of San Bernardino and its resources,
which are lying in the parlors and
reading rooms of all the principal
hotels in Great Britain, through my
immediate instr,mentality; and, like
Oliver Twist, l am crying Ito our
Company for more.
In the third place, brought with
me to London the electros of three OF
my books, all of which are greatly
descriptive and illustrative of Southern
California, and have had editions of
10000 each printed here, and they are
being circulated at the expense of the
Southern Pacific Company.
In the fourth place, l have just had
10 900 copies OF circular printed, en-
titled Southern California as Field
for Emigrants, (which III ! enclose to
you); 10000 circulars entitled "Im-
portant to Farmers and Gardeners
from the Los Angeles California;
Herald" (Which ri l enclose), and
have just read proof of a lit
tie pamphlet of 10000 edi-
ton (Which [3l | enclose), en-
titled "California-Its Climate and
Prospects for Emigrants," with title
page with picture from page 43 OF
my Crescent City and Golden Gate"
called "In and Around Los Angeles,
California;" and the Pictorial World,
one of the leading illustrated papers
of London, has a three-page article
from my pen and Taber's photographs
this morning, which | also send you.
In the fifth place, | have been en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific Com
pany eight years as writer and |
have neveryet been instructed to write
any section of California dowR-my
instructions have always been to write
all sections up.
In the sixth place am the fortunate
possessor of property in Southern Cal
ifornia valued at $4,000, and | have
none elsewhere of consequence-has
any one ever been known to attempt
the destruction of "boom" under
buCll OC iiC
shaped or modelled after Cassius.
In conclusion l would say that so
far as my having been roasted" is
concerned, l have not even been so
thoroughly warmed through yet as to
prevent me from cody circulating books
descriptive of the city and county in
which the Courier is published. So
far as the editors felicitous phraseology
is concerned, and his questionable al
lusions to mans physique l take no
umbrage whatever, and trust that,
while such methods carry with them
no convincing impressions, the editor
may have had modicum of amuse-
ment, at least, and in a kindly spirit
| would say to the editor Of the Courier
that when he hereafter meditates an
attack upon man of particular adj
herence to his adopted section, and
who is not without some power and
influence as a writer md worker out
side of and among his friends, to bear
in mind that -
"There was once young lady of Niger
Who went for a ride on a tiger;